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FRYEBURG - Peter G. Hastings, an attorney, community leader, and beloved friend to many, died on March 5, 2022 at his ...

True West Magazine Women on the Oregon Trail For the most part, the women did not want to leave home. They only went because their husbands or fathers insisted. And on the journey, they cooked over campfires instead of in brick ovens. They made their meals with limited provisions and what they could glean along the trail. They washed with river water almost as muddy as the clothes, unless it was left to sit and settle. Their family members suffered illnesses such as cholera or yellow fever or pneumonia. Or they were injured in wagon or gun accidents. Or they drowned or were snake-bit or suffe...